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What does an AEO agency do?
An AEO agency works to get your business named and cited in answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot. That means technical access, consistent facts, content that answers real questions and mentions on the sources AI trusts, all tracked month to month.
How is AEO different from SEO?
SEO earns a link on a results page. AEO earns a place inside the answer. They share foundations like crawlability and good content, but AEO is measured by share of answer, citations and accuracy rather than rankings.
Do you work in French?
Yes. We test French questions separately, write native French pages and keep French listings complete. French answers often name different businesses than English ones.
How long until we see changes?
Technical and accuracy fixes can show within weeks. Content and citations usually take three to six months, depending on your category and starting point.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend us?
No. No one controls what an AI platform says. We improve the signals it relies on and report honestly on what moves.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes. We work with small, mid-size and large Canadian businesses, and size the work to the number of locations, languages and questions that matter.
Which AI platforms do you track?
Six: ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot. Each one is tested separately because they use different indexes and sources.
Do you need access to our website?
Not for a AI visibility check or an audit. If you go ahead with fixes, we ask for access to your website, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools, and we document every change.
Is AEO the same as GEO?
Mostly, yes. Generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) describe the same goal: being named and cited in AI-generated answers. We use AEO because buyers are asking questions and getting answers.
Do you work outside Ontario?
Yes. We work with businesses across Canada, remotely by video and phone. Our city pages cover Ontario first, and we track questions in any province you serve, in English and French.
What does the free AI visibility check include?
You choose one real buyer question. We run it on the platform and in the language you pick, and email you what AI says: who it names, the sources it leans on and the quickest win we can see.
Will AEO replace our SEO?
No. AEO is built on the same foundations as SEO: a crawlable site, clear content and trusted mentions. Most of our work helps both. AEO adds question research, entity accuracy and citation work, measured by share of answer.
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